2024 College Football Playoff projections after Week 2

TAMPA, FL – JANUARY 09: The College Football Playoff logo is seen before the 2017 College Football Playoff National Championship Game at Raymond James Stadium on January 9, 2017 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

College football enters Week 3 of the 2024 season.

Tennessee (2-0) and Texas (2-0) recorded top 25 wins in Week 2. The Vols were victorious, 51-10, against North Carolina State at Bank of America Stadium in Charlotte, North Carolina, home of the NFL’s Carolina Panthers. The Longhorns defeated Michigan, 31-12, at Michigan Stadium in Ann Arbor, Michigan.

READ: 2024 SEC football power rankings after Week 2

The 2024 season is the first with a 12-team College Football Playoff format. Each week during the 2024 college football season, Vols Wire will release a 12-team College Football Playoff bracketology projection.

Bracketology after Week 2 is listed below.

1-4 seeds

Sep 7, 2024; Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA; Texas Longhorns quarterback Quinn Ewers (3) passes in the first half against the Michigan Wolverines at Michigan Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Rick Osentoski-Imagn Images

1. Texas

2. Ohio State

3. Miami

4. Utah

5 seed versus 12 seed

Sep 7, 2024; Athens, Georgia, USA; Georgia Bulldogs quarterback Carson Beck (15) calls a play against the Tennessee Tech Golden Eagles during the first half at Sanford Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-Imagn Images

5. Georgia

12. Memphis

*Winner to play No. 4 seed

6 seed versus 11 seed

Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava (8) and wide receiver Dont'e Thornton Jr. (1) i a pregame ritual before the start of the NCAA College football game against NC State on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024 in Charlotte, NC. Saul Young/USA TODAY Network — Tennessee quarterback Nico Iamaleava (8) and wide receiver Dont’e Thornton Jr. (1) i a pregame ritual before the start of the NCAA College football game against NC State on Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024 in Charlotte, NC. Saul Young/USA TODAY Network

6. Tennessee

11. Penn State

*Winner to play No. 3 seed

7 seed versus 10 seed

Sep 7, 2024; Tuscaloosa, Alabama, USA; Alabama Crimson Tide quarterback Jalen Milroe (4) leaps over the goal line for a touchdown against the South Florida Bulls during the first half at Bryant-Denny Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Gary Cosby Jr.-Imagn Images

7. Alabama

10. Oregon

*Winner to play No. 2 seed

8 seed versus 9 seed

Sep 7, 2024; Oxford, Mississippi, USA; Mississippi Rebels quarterback Jaxson Dart (2) talks with head coach Lane Kiffin on the sideline during the first half against the Middle Tennessee Blue Raiders at Vaught-Hemingway Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Petre Thomas-Imagn Images

8. Ole Miss

9. USC

*Winner to play No. 1 seed

College Football Playoff format

Per the College Football Playoff:

The 12 participating teams will be the five conference champions ranked highest by the CFP selection committee, plus the next seven highest-ranked teams.

The ranking of the teams will continue to be done by a selection committee.

The four highest-ranked conference champions will be seeded one through four and will receive a first-round bye. The fifth conference champion will be seeded where it was ranked or at No. 12 if it is outside the top 12 rankings. Non-conference champions ranked in the top four will be seeded beginning at No. 5. Because of this, the seeding, 1 through 12, could look different than the final rankings.

The eight teams seeded No. 5-12 will play in a first round with the higher seeds hosting the lower seeds either on campus or at other sites designated by the higher-seeded institution (No. 12 at No. 5, No. 11 at No. 6, No. 10 at No. 7 and No. 9 at No. 8.).

The selection committee will assign the four highest-ranked conference champions to Playoff Quarterfinals hosted by bowls. This will be done in consideration of historic bowl relationships, then in consideration of rankings. For example, if the Sugar Bowl hosts a Playoff Quarterfinal and the SEC champion is ranked No. 1 and the Big 12 champion is ranked No. 3, the SEC champion would be assigned to the Sugar Bowl and the Big 12 champion would be assigned elsewhere.

With the four highest-ranked conference champions assigned to bowls, their four Playoff Quarterfinal opponents will be dictated by the bracket (i.e., No. 1 vs. No. 8/9 winner, No. 4 vs. No. 5/12 winner, No. 2 vs. 7/10 winner; No. 3 vs. 6/11 winner).

The College Football Playoff bracket will follow the selection committee’s rankings, with no modifications made to avoid rematches between teams that may have played during the regular season or are from the same conference.

The bracket will remain in effect throughout the playoff (i.e., no re-seeding).

The highest seed will receive preferential placement for the Playoff Semifinal bowl assignment.

All 11 games will be under the CFP umbrella with the administrative policies determined by the CFP.

This article originally appeared on Vols Wire: 2024 College Football Playoff projections after Week 2

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